Benzino's 2.0L Lanos (Links in 1st post)

[gse_turbo]

Awesome!

[benzino]

Thanks man, I should be getting a dyno run done soon. I'd be happy with over 80kw at the wheels considering the age of the engine...

[Efratech]

cool! that manifold is custom made?

[benzino]

Nope, off the shelf for a Vectra B
It's a perfect fit

[benzino]

Forgot to mention I redid my dash lights too as the 1st led's were shitty.

New:

[gse_turbo]

Good job. Did you do the climent control as well?

[benzino]

Good job. Did you do the climent control as well?

haha no, Couldn't really be bothered stuffing around with it...

[benzino]

Also, I removed the badges and gave the car a name



I thought it was a fitting name considering the Leggy engine, BMW wheels, and STI exhaust... it's a bit confused

Next thing is paint the interior of the headlights

[Efratech]

Nope, off the shelf for a Vectra B
It's a perfect fit

Gotta love our Opel cousins

[benzino]

I painted the headlight inserts...




They turned out nicely and makes the car look a lot meaner. They look better IRL, it was hard to get a good pic with the glare.

[gse_turbo]

That looks great. I've been wanting to do it as well. What did you do to get the lense off without damaging it?

[benzino]

Oven at 210*F/110*C for 15 mins and a plastic ruler (and patience) I didn't remove the wiring, only the plastic cap because it has a rubber seal. Then just rubbed the chrome with steel wool and put paint straight on. The only part of the insert I masked was the indicator reflector.

I also put them back together as soon as I got the insert out and when it was time to put the insert in you have to re split it. This keeps the glue intact.
I did it in a night. You have to watch the grey plastic of the main light body as it can be brittle.

[benzino]

A bit of an update...
one of the reasons I haven't been back to check whether the forums is back or not... but in August last year a drunk driver rear ended me as I was stopped at a red light (I'm still trying to get the money I'm owed, even though I sued successfully...)
so instead of re-registering the lanos I bought a new car.

A 2003 Opel/Vauxhall/Holden Astra OPC/GSI/SRI-T Z20LET

this is the day I bought it with my wife's blue turbo

I'm keeping the lanos and when I have money again, I might fix it or get a cheap shell to put the engine into, I would probably get a Le mans as they are a fair bit lighter than the lanos (and cheaper/older)